The Tallest Building in Texas Title Moves to Austin
The tallest building in Texas is now located in Austin. On Friday, August 1, with the installation of its final beam, the Waterline Tower overtook the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston as the tallest in the Lone Star State. That beam officially raised the height of the Austin giant to 1,025 feet.
One person injured, no one in custody after shooting in N Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — One person is injured after a shooting in North Austin Sunday evening. According to the Austin Police Department, they responded to reports of a shooting at 5:44 p.m. Sunday at the 1700 block of Rutland Ave. ALSO:Firefighters contain house fire in Lago Vista; one resident injured.
Antone’s through the years: A timeline of the iconic Austin club
Antone’s kicked off a year of 50th anniversary celebrations at the Austin Blues Festival in April. Here's howe we got there.
Upcoming I-35 construction will impact trails, parking near Lady Bird Lake
In its latest construction update for the Interstate-35 Capital Express Central project, the city said in a memorandum that the Texas Department of Transportation will begin reconstructing I-35 over Lady Bird Lake.
‘Nobody came’: A look at Travis County’s search and rescue response after floods
After Travis County Judge Andy Brown was questioned by state lawmakers over the county's response to devastating Independence Day weekend floods, the county is releasing more information about the scale of its search and rescue effort.
‘Noodles Day’: Texans celebrate dog that brought Austin together
After a citywide search, this dog is getting his own special day.
Texas flooding: Mattress Mack, Gallery Furniture to give away 400 mattresses to flood victims
LAGO VISTA, Texas - Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture are stepping up to help those across Kerr County and the Austin area impacted by the deadly and devastating July 4th floods. What we know:. Gallery Furniture will be distributing 400 twin, full, queen and king mattresses at Lago Vista High...
It’s a 45-second elevator ride to the top of the new tallest building in...
Developers celebrated the new Waterline tower on Thursday after it reached its full height of 1,025 feet. According to Lincoln Property Co., the 74-story skyscraper on Red River Street downtown is the tallest building in the state. It includes around 2.7 million square feet of space, which is roughly the...
Austin provides update on Longhorn Dam improvement project
In a July update, the city of Austin said construction on the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project continues.
‘Deeply concerned’: Falling glass from Austin high-rise sparks investigation
It's the latest in a series of similar incidents within the past few months.